The Master and Margarita staged as “opera-musical” in Budapest

Par Edward Sava-Segal, 14 février 2021

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“how many “Les Mis” fans felt the need to open Victor Hugo’s book?”

Critique faite à Eiffel Art Studios: Bánffy Stage, Budapest, le 13 février 2021

Gyöngyösi, The Master and Margarita

Opéra d'État hongrois

Gábor Hollerung, Direction

Vajk Szente, Mise en scène

Kentaur, Décors, Costumes

Peter Kálmán, Woland

Péter Balczó, The Master, Yeshua

Orsolya Sáfár, Margarita

István Kovács, Professor Stravinsky, Pontius Pilate

András Hábetler, Berlioz, Caiaphas

Donát Varga, Bezdomny, Levi Matvei

Turi Lajos Péter, Chorégraphie

Hungarian National Ballet

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Budapest accueille ses Enfants terribles

Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 13th November

Jean Cocteau rencontre Philip Glass à l'Opéra d'État hongrois, dans le cadre neuf de l'Eiffel Art Studios, et cette production des Enfants terribles se déroule à un tempo infernal !

****1

All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

Orsolya Gyárfás, 16th November

Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.

**111

A thrilling, opulent La Bayadère at Hungarian National Ballet

Gianmarco Segato, 14th June

Hungarian National Ballet's La Bayadère revitalizes tradition with a new reconstruction of its forgotten final act.

*****

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

Gianmarco Segato, 11th June

Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.

***11

Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest

Orsolya Gyárfás, 14th May

Martin Rajna's energetic conducting and Gabriella Balga's glorious Elisabetta are the bright spots in this flashy but empty house premiere of Donizetti's classic.

**111

Hungarian National Ballet: a tremendously witty Merry Widow

Deborah Weiss, 12th February

Hungarian National Ballet strike a delightful balance between lighthearted comedy and technical assurance in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow.

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.